Chocolate, Glorious Chocolate!

I'm having an attack of "chocolate lust" lately. I have been thinking of chocolate for the last few days and I can't seem to get it off my mind so I'm just going to give in and make something chocolately and decadent to get this chocolate craving out of my system!

When I make these Mexican Chocolate Chip Cookies, I usually like to melt some extra chocolate and dip the finished (cooked) cookies in the melted chocolate to cover about 1/3 of the cookie in more chocolate. Let them cool on waxed paper or plastic wrap until chocolate sets.

Mexican Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup soft butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup lightly packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
2 cups finely chopped Mexican chocolate, such as Ibarra

In a mixing bowl, sift or together the dry ingredients (except chocolate) and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars together on medium-high speed until color lightens and mixture is fluffy (about 2 minutes).

On low mixer speed, add the milk and vanilla until combined. Add the egg and mix well.
With a mixing spoon, mix in the flour mixture until just dough comes together then fold in the chopped chocolate.

Shape it into a log (approximately 12 inches long and 1 1/2 inches in diameter) and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerator at least 1 hour or until firm.

When dough has become firm, removed from plastic wrap and slice into 1/4 inch slices. Bake at 350 degrees on a nonstick or lightly greased baking sheet until lightly browned - about 10 minutes.

MMMMMM....can't wait to get started on these!

Linda
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Mexican Fried Banana Dessert

A few days ago I was looking threw some of my Mexican dessert recipes and was reminded of Mexican fried bananas. These are so sweet and delicious!

If you've never tried them, you are in for a real treat when you give them a go.

Here's my Mexican Fried Bananas recipe:

4 ripe bananas (with brown spots just starting to appear), sliced
4 tbsp butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup orange juice
1 tsp ground cinnamon (or very finely grated cinnamon stick is even better)

Melt butter in a large skillet and add brown sugar, lemon and orange juice and cinnamon. Stir and cook until sugar is completely dissolved.

Add sliced bananas to the skillet and cook about 4 or 5 minutes, stirring often, until bananas are soft and sugar mixture has caramelized. Serve hot (over vanilla or chocolate ice cream is awesome!)

Enjoy!

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